
When it comes to unemployment, Central Florida is setting records.
In the metro Orlando area, unemployment reached 12.4 percent in February, which is the highest rate since 1975.
Experts said they believe there are jobs available, and those who are unemployed should keep looking.
“There are construction projects going on, big ones,” Workforce Central Florida representative Gary Earl [...]

Lake Nona Management Co. LLC confirmed Monday it let go an unnamed number of staffers on its development team this month.
The company declined to say how many and what positions were cut, but at least one was Jane Smalley, director of marketing and communications, whose voice-mail message said she was no longer with the company. [...]
January 13, 2010 | Posted in
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Source: insighteastorlando.com
As Heart of Florida United Way (HFUW) continues its transition to a new strategic model focused on prevention, a volunteer council comprised of local business leaders, issue experts, academics and others is helping guide the process.
Known as the Investing in Results Council, the group formed earlier this year under the leadership of Ed Timberlake, [...]
September 24, 2009 | Posted in
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By Mark Schlueb | SENTINEL STAFF WRITER (Orlando Sentinel)
May 26, 2009
When Orlando officials built a new fire station in the Lake Nona area last year, they thought the fire engine would get used more than once or twice a week.
After all, when they started planning Fire Station 16, the [...]

Lake Nona Pools is really taking the Lake Nona area by storm. Opening March of 2008, the pool cleaning, and service company is now servicing many homes in the Northlake Park, East Park, and most of the surrounding communities.
From their website:
For an exceptionally clean pool at the absolute lowest price, the choice is simple. [...]
May 19, 2009 | Posted in
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Nona Sushi - a hideaway that offers sophisticated simplicity.
10743 Narcoossee Road
Orlando, FL 32832
407-381-7777
We offer traditional Japanese, Chinese, and Korean-style dishes as well as a full Sushi menu. In addition to Asian dishes we also offer Prime Steaks, Soups, Salads, and Noodle dishes with a full Beer, Sake, and Wine List (domestic and imported).
For diners we [...]

Our student population is beginning to take shape as we move closer to the opening of Lake Nona High School and Odyssey Relief Middle School. We have registered close to 1,300 students so far for next year and have been busy this past month visiting our feeder schools and meeting with our future [...]

Plum Tree Chinese & Japanese Restaurant
10627 Narcoossee Rd
Orlando, FL 32832
(407) 249-1818
Yelp Review:
After moving into the Lake Nona area, it was nice to find a Chinese restaurant there. However, once we tried it we immediately crossed it off our list of places to go. In fact, it was such a bad experience we [...]